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The Deadly Art of Survival

1979-1h 17min
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6.3 / 10 6

Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang of drug traffickers posing as the owners of a rival dojo. Director Charlie Ahearn (who helmed the landmark hip-hop film Wild Style) used the housing projects next to his New York Lower East Side apartment as his central location in this 1979 classic, shot on a vintage Super 8 camera.

Directed by Charlie Ahearn

Writers Charlie Ahearn

Stars Nathan Ingram George David Gonzalez Miguel Villanueva

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Nathan Ingram

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George David Gonzalez

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Miguel Villanueva

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Gerard Hovagimyan

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Kiki Smith

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Freddy Rivera

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Arthur Abrams

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Paula Humphrey

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